I started out 2007 with the one goal of getting my DM -- didn't happen BUT perhaps by the end of January (after doing all the course/water work, instructor decided I should also do an internship which was fine by me).
My wife convinced me to do a few cavern dives (didn't take all that much convincing!) and got me hooked which led to TDI Cavern and Intro Cert and I'm seriously looking at TDI Full Cave in April while wife does GUE Cave 1.
Let myself get talked into doing GUE DIR-F and I'm still trying to get a tech pass. Now we're thinking of going to Honolulu the end of the month to do the checkout dives. It would almost be cheating to do them in warm water, wetsuit and visibility -- but maybe I'd pass! (Yes, it has come to "It's the Card, NOT the skills!")
Also I let myself be "talked into" doing some training dives with Andrew Georgitsis who is an amazing instructor and he has set some very high diving standards that I can only dream of approximating.